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- Are you ready to GET OUT? Scenic & Adventure Hummer tours in the San Juan Mountains, between Durango, Silverton, Ouray, and Telluride. Experience the top of the world from 12 to 13 thousand feet and relive the past of our mining fathers as you travel the trails they carved into the rock. Feel the history as you walk through the homes and mills of the people who settled in the awesome San Juan Mountains. We provide drinks, snacks, experienced guides, an incredible experience, free pick-up at your Durango lodging for half and full day trips. Great for family, photos, adventure, and scenery.
Combine a half day in the Hummer with a half day on the Durango/Silverton narrow Gauge Train.
Extreme adventure tours in the Rock Garden of New Mexico.
Test Track (About 1 Hour): Want to have some quick fun? Try our Test Track for an adrenaline inducing ride. It is about an hour jam packed with off-road excitement that can only be experienced in a Hummer. Steep climbs and descents of dirt hills and shale ledges, off camber side slope traverses, and boulder climbs. We even play teeter-toter a time or two as the Hummer pivots back and forth through a "twist" move. Great for families who are limited on time and want a real adventure at a great price.
Rock Garden Adventure Desert Tour 1/2 Day (About 4 Hours): Are you the adventurous type that enjoys white knuckles and stomach butterflies? Then this is the trip for you! We will travel over obstacles that you will swear are impossible! Experience the thrilling capabilities of the Hummer as we climb through wind carved canyons of slick rock. Enjoy viewing balancing rocks, arches, and other incredible sculptures of nature along the way. Feel the comfort and capability of the Hummer while climbing waterfalls, ledges, and a variety of other natural challenges. These natural obstacles are used in 4x4 rock crawling competitions annually. Do the same moves that the Pros do. Ice Cream and slushies are made and served on the trail. Drinks and snacks are also provided.
La Plata Canyon 1/4 Day Mountain Tour (About 3 Hours): Enjoy a mountain drive to Kennebec Pass for some spectacular views, learn local history and see ghost town and mining sites. There are not many buildings or remnants to see, just the sites where camps and towns were located.
Corkscrew Gulch, Hurricane Pass, And California Pass 1/2 Day Mountain Tours (About 5 Hours): GREAT VIEWS. This trip is for those who love the high country and want to see a lot of it! Very scenic and mild. Take the Million Dollar Highway over Red Mountain Pass, see Idorado mine works, and the Red Mountain districts. Then ascend Corkscrew to the top of the mountain, Hurricane pass, and California pass. Overlooking Como Lake and California Gulch.
Picayune And Placer Gulch /2 Day Mountain Tours (About 5 Hours): A fun short loop trail that is rich in ghost towns and mines. See Treasure Mountain mine and out buildings, enjoy the 13000 feet pass and look down into Placer Gulch, view the Needles and multitudes of Mountains to the southeast. Stop in Animas Forks, quietly walk through the homes and buildings of the men, women, and children that made this their home.
Poughkeepsie Gulch Tour 3/4 Day (About 6.5 Hours): OUR MOST POPULAR MOUNTAIN TRIP! We provide the only tour that ascends Poughkeepsie gulch. Travel the Million Dollar Highway over Red Mountain Pass, past Ironton, and turn up Poughkeepsie Gulch, then follow the Uncompahgre River past it's headwaters while viewing wild flowers, trees and mines to Como Lake and California Pass. You are now at 12930 feet above sea level with views in every direction.
You then have two options.
Option 1: Descend into California Gulch and continue to Animas Forks. Animas Forks is one of the largest and best preserved ghost towns in the area. Take 20-30 minutes to walk through the town, the homes, and buildings.
Option 2: Keep to the high country, stop at Hurricane Pass, Sunnyside saddle, and Hurricane Peak (about 13,200 feet in elevation) for exceptional views.
Black Bear Pass Tour 3/4 Day (About 6.5 Hours): Travel the Million Dollar Highway to the top of Red Mountain Pass, then up and over the infamous Black Bear Pass. Ascend to elevation of 13000 feet. View Telluride as you pass Ingram falls, and the great Bridal Veil falls. Take a break in Telluride and ride the tram to the summit for more views of the area. Then back to the Million Dollar Highway via Ophir Pass.
Black Bear Pass and Imogene Pass Full Day (About 9.5 Hours): Black Bear Pass to Telluride and then Imogene Pass to Ouray. Imogene puts you at 13,114 feet in elevation and the views are naturally unrivaled. We will also see mining areas like Camp Bird and Tomboy. Lunch is not provided. We will stop at local restaurants, or you may bring your own.
Combine a morning 1/2 day mountain tour with a one way Train ride from Silverton to Durango. We will drop you off around 12-12:30 pm at the train depot to buy one way train ticket for the departure of your choice. You can choose how much time you want to spend in Silverton. Save time and $ if you want to do both.
We are Located in the parking lot across the street from the Durango Silverton Narrow-gauge train station. 520 Main Avenue Durango Colorado 81301; 970-759-8212.
Specialty Discounts (call for availability): Seniors. Groups. Firefighters and Police Officers. Military Personnel.
Elevation: 9000 feet above sea level.
Region: Southwest
Credit Cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express & Discover
Phone: In common area.
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Open Dates For On-Site Activities: 5/15 to 9/31
Ghost Town: On site.
Designated Scenic/Historic Byway: Along the scenic byway.
Jeep Trails: Trails start on site. (Off road, back country, 4WD.)
Jeep Tours: On site (off road, back country, 4WD, Jeep ® or jeeping).
Tourist Train Rides: On site.
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